Man questioned in connection with Kruger homicide

A man and two women arrested on separate charges have “not been excluded” as suspects in the Aug. 21 killing of 33-year-old Andrea Kruger and the Aug. 19 killing of Curtis Bradford, according to KETV NewsWatch 7 sources.

But they're not the only ones being questioned in connection with unsolved metro homicides.

Andrea L. Kruger’s body was found on the south side of 168th and Fort streets in the early-morning hours of Aug. 21. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said investigators believe Kruger was on her way home from work when she was shot and killed.

Nikko Jenkins, 26, who was released from prison July 30, is accused of threatening to kill a different Omaha woman and her family.

According to a police report, the woman said Jenkins made that threat and called the woman, threatening to send "demonic forces" to the home of the woman's mother.

Jenkins has not formally been named a suspect, and he has not been arrested in the case, but sources close to the investigation tell KETV NewsWatch 7 that he is among a "handful" of possible suspects in the Kruger homicide.

Investigators collected about 20 bags of evidence from the Tudor Heights Apartments near 108th and Maple where Jenkins was arrested Thursday night. Sources said that evidence may be connected to "several" other homicides in the metro.

Sources tell KETV NewsWatch 7 that two women, 23-year-old Erica Jenkins, Nikko Jenkins' sister, and 39-year-old Christine Bordeaux, a friend, are being questioned for several homicides in the metro area and have not been ruled out as suspects in Kruger's murder.

Nikko Jenkins, Erica Jenkins and Bordeaux are being held at Douglas County Corrections. They were arrested Thursday and early Friday morning on separate, unrelated charges.

Nikko Jenkins' wife, mother and another sister have also been taken in for questioning. His mother was booked on a count of tampering with a witness.

Kruger’s SUV was the focus of a search for most of the day Aug. 21. It was eventually recovered nearly 12 miles from where her body was found.

Sheriff Tim Dunning said the suspect(s) made a "feeble attempt" to start a fire inside Kruger's vehicle, likely to destroy any evidence.

Authorities were still looking for a separate vehicle that witnesses reported seeing leave the scene of the crime.

Dunning said at a news conference last week that Kruger was alone when she left the Déjà Vu Lounge at 1:47 a.m. Investigators, who have poured over surveillance video from businesses along Kruger’s route, believe she was heading home.

Jenkins has a long criminal history. He was released from prison on July 30, having served just under nine years of an 18- to 21-year sentence for robbery, assault and assault of a police officer.

KETV NewsWatch 7 also learned Jenkins was present at a party with Curtis Bradford on Aug. 18. Bradford was found shot to death the next morning near 18th and Clark streets. Witnesses said it appeared Bradford was shot in the head.

Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine attended a meeting Friday morning at the Omaha Police Department Headquarters, which included representatives of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Kleine declined to comment on the nature of the meeting.

No one is saying there are any suspects in the murders. Just possible suspects, or people who have not been ruled out.

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